Configuring ftp

Beginning with HP-UX 11.0, ftp provides support for Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM). PAM is an Open Group standard (RFC 86.0) for user authentication, password modification, and validation of accounts.

The PAM configuration file (/etc/pam.conf) has been updated to include ftp. The default authentication mechanism is UNIX, and its entry in pam.conf is as follows:

ftp      auth required  /usr/lib/security/libpam_unix.1
ftp      account required   /usr/lib/security/libpam_unix.1

DCE is the other supported authentication mechanism. To change the default to be DCE, edit the entry in pam.conf to read as follows:

ftp      auth required  /usr/lib/security/libpam_dce.1
ftp      account required   /usr/lib/security/libpam_dce.1

For more information, see the manual Managing Systems and Workgroups.